Tag: fine motor skills

Counting Turtles!

Counting Turtles!

| June 23, 2017

We decided to interpret this week’s summer theme “The Ants Go Marching…” as a focus on numbers. All week we read math books, discussed math concepts, and had an epic week for challenge completions. 151 to be exact. Of course, I’m always looking for ways to develop fine motor skills and strengthen fingers, so we […]

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U is for Underground

U is for Underground

| March 10, 2017

In Toddler Room 1, we learned all about the letter U! We started off our week learning about Umbrellas and how they protect us from the rain! We made umbrella Sun Catchers using coffee filters. We then explored Under the Sea! We read several books about animals that live under the sea. The toddlers enjoyed […]

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time…

time…

| January 23, 2017

Time has been flying by. LITTERALY! We have done a lot of free art and continued our alphabet. We practiced writing our letters in paint.. but not just any paint, but paint shapes. We then mixed the colors to make secondary colors. We created bead hearts and even had a special guest! We love playing […]

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The Final Countdown…

The Final Countdown…

| December 16, 2016

What a week! Prepping for our Holiday concert was demanding, but worth it. Our performance was well received and we loved the cookies afterwards…    

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I and J

I and J

| December 12, 2016

Well last week flew right on by. We talked about the letters Ii And Jj! We had music Monday and made Iguanas! We thought of words that started with I and J! We made Jingle Socks for our room! We are getting into the Christmas spirit with tis the season music and dancing! We have […]

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letter f

letter f

| November 15, 2016

This week we learned about the letter Ff. We learned the sound it makes and what words start with it. We made a Popsicle stick fox and created plate flowers! We face painted to look like football players! We had a dance party and had a ton of fun on fun Friday. next up.. LETTER […]

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Halloween Week & Space

Halloween Week & Space

| November 4, 2016

What a week for a ton of fun. We started our week by ending the month of October with Halloween! We dressed in out Halloween best and went trick or treating around school.. needless to say we got tons of goodies! We then started talking all about space. We talked about how some planets are […]

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Grapes and Garbage Trucks

Grapes and Garbage Trucks

| October 21, 2016

This week in Toddler Room 1, we learned all about the letter G! We began the week off reading a book that had G words and pictures in it. We then talked about Garbage trucks. The toddlers love to see the garbage truck when it goes down the street. We talked about the garbage truck […]

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the food pyramid

the food pyramid

| October 18, 2016

This week we talked all about the food pyramid. This includes what makes our teeth happy and what makes them sad! We created a tooth with food items that make them sad (chips, cupcakes, cookies and candy) then we created a tooth that was happy (veggies, meats, fruits). Later we created plates of food that […]

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ch 1-1

ch 1-1

| October 6, 2016

WOW! What a wonderful week! We are officially in the month of October and the weather is starting to cool down! We have learned about the letter Ee and we have started shapes and colors! We have learned what a octagon is as well as a pentagon! One of our crafts was to make a […]

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